operative

Example Sentences

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But unbeknownst to him, Finlay could have been caught up in an earlier attack if the plot had not been foiled by an undercover police operative.

From BBC

An undercover operative - known as Farouk - was deployed to gain his trust online and later in person.

From BBC

The inverse is also true: I am not a white supremacist, a police officer or a military operative.

From Salon

They were caught by an undercover operative who played a "crucial role" in foiling their plans, Greater Manchester Police said.

From BBC

The two men are very different: McSweeney, a political operative to his fingertips, steeped in Labour politics for decades; Starmer, the man who arrived in Westminster in his fifties and travels light ideologically.

From BBC